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INTELSAT VA F12

Atlas G Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 28, 1985, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 28, 1985 · 23:17 UTCLaunch 1985-087Launch no. 2,990 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 28, 1985, 23:17
Launch designation
1985-087
Mission
INTELSAT VA F12
Flight name
Intelsat 512
Vehicle flight ID
AC-65

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
38,641 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
INTELSAT 5121985-087ANORAD 16101INTELSATCommunications1,092 kgRenamed · Jul 18, 2001

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.